Neck-protecting garment.



M. ROSENBAUM & A. HALL.

NECK PROTECTING GARMENT. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 22, 1908.

Patented Sept. 29, 1908.

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MARTIN ROSENB-AUM AND ALONZO HALL, OF MELROSE, MASSACHUSETTS.

NECK-PROTECTING- GARMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 29, 1908.

Application filed. June 22, 1908. Serial No. 39,658.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, MARTIN ROSENBAUM county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Neck-Protecting Garments,

of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates usually made of relatively thin and flexible material to be worn principally for protection against dust, dirt, rain, etc., outside the usual clothing worn for warmth, and it has for its object to provide a garment of this character having a protector which is adapted to cover both the outside and inside of the shirt collar of the wearer, and prevent the entrance of dust Within the outer garment.

The arment embodying our invention is particu arly useful for travelers in automoiles and furnishes means for excluding dust from the wearers shirt collar and from the crevice between the collar and. the neck of the wearer.

The invention consists in the improvement which we will now proceed to describe and claim.

Of the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 represents a front view of a portion of a garment embodying our invention adjusted for use, portions of the rotector being broken away to show the re ationship between the neck band and the packing flap. Fig. 2 represents a view showing the outer side of the garment in a fiat condition. Fig. 3 represents a view of the inner side of the garment in a flat condition. Fig. 4 represents a side view of the neck band stiffener.

The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in all the figures.

In the drawings, a represents the u per body portion of a duster or rain coat W ch may be made of any suitable material, the material being preferably relatively thin and flexible. The collar ortion of the coat is a protector composed o a neck band I) which is stitched to the body of the garment, and is of relatively stiff construction, and a flexible flap 6 which is stitched to the outer edge of the neck band I). the neck band I; and flap b, is formed by turning inwardly the abutting edges of the said parts, and stitching said inwar ly turned ed es together to form a seam which presents a nished appearance on the external surface, and is adapted to permit the convenient to outside garments The seam which unites inward turning or folding of the flap b as j hereinafter described. and ALONZO HALL, both of Melrose, in the Suitable fastening means are employed,

such as stud fastening members d, and socket fastening members d, these being of any suitable construction, and preferably of the character known as snap fasteners, the socket members being provided with spring jaws to engage the stud members. The fastemng members may be of any other suitable character, such as buttons and button holes. As here shown, one end portion of the neck band b is provided on its inner side with a socketfastening member (1 adapted to engage a stud member d on the outer side of the opposite end portion ofthe neck band. When the end portions of the neck band are brou ht together and fastened, the flap b may e turned inwardly over the upper edge of the shirt collar, and tucked between the inner surface of the collar and the Wearers neck, so that both sides and the upper edge of the shirt collar are covered and protected. The flap constitutes a packing which fills the crevice between the shirt collar and the wearers neck, and prevents the admission of dust. I a

In Figs. 2 and 3, We show the portion of the garment to which our invention relates spread out in a flat condition, Fig. 2 showing the outer side of the garment, and Fig. 3 the inner side. It will be seen by reference to these figures that theend portions of the neck band I) and flap 1) are curved upwardly to form recesses c, 0 in the overlapping end portions. When the garment is adjusted to the wearers neck, the recesses 0 form a depression in the upper edge of the neck band, said depression conforming closely to the front of the; wearers throat, and enabling the protector to form a close joint without causing discomfort to the wearer.

We consider it desirable to make the neck band relatively stiff so that it will lie SIIIOOliijllfi -on the shirt collar, and its upper edge not be bent inwardly with the flap, but will be well defined and present a neat appearance when the garment is adjusted for use. To this end, the neck band may be composed of outer and inner layers of the same fabric j of which the body of the garment is made,

and an interposed stiflening layer e shown detached in Fig. 4, the contour of the stiffening layer being the same as that of the neck band as a whole. This stiffening layer may be composed of buckram, or any relatively stiff fabric or material which will combine stiffness and flexibility tg a desirable extent.

The described protector will be useful for all persons who are exposed to dust and dirt, and furnishes a means for protecting not only the shirt collar, but also the shirt front and all the inner garments from dust.

The body portion a may be a coat of any suitable general construction, and provided with sleeves, or it maybe a sleeveless cape adapted to cover only the shoulders of the wearer.

We claim: I

1. An outer garment having a shirt and collar protector, composed of a relatively stiff neck band attached to the body portion of the garment, and adapted to bear on the outer side of a shirt collar, the end portions of said band being adapted to overlap at the front of the wearers neck, and provided with fastening members, and a flexible flap attached tothe outer edge of the neck band, and adapted to be turned inwardly over the outer side of a shirt collar, the end portions of said band being adapted to overlap at the front of the wearers neck, and provided with fastening members, and a flexible packing flap attached to the outer edge of the neck band, the attached edges of the neck band and flap being curved upwardly at the end portions of the protector to form a depression at the front portion of the adjusted protector.

In testimony whereof we have affixed our signatures, in presence of two witnesses.

MARTIN ROSENBAUM. ALONZO HALL. Witnesses C. F. BROWN, P. W. PEZZETTI. 

